EP0674277A2
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Method of trapping graphical objects in a desktop publishing program
Assignee: Adobe Inc
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Filing: 1995-03-22
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2015-03-22
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is a method of trapping a publication specified in a PostScript page description language (PDL) or other PDL file by modifying the publication prolog to create traps within an interpreter or RIP.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard A. Gartland
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 11:42
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; G06K15/02; G06K15/18; G06K15/1801; G06K15/1825; G06K15/1826; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/103
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
A method of electronically trapping a printed page including a plurality of objects expressed in a page description language, the page description language instructions being rendered by a raster image processor for output to an output device, the method comprising the step of providing instructions to the raster image processor to trap the objects in the page as the page description language instructions comprising the objects are interpreted by the raster image processor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
55 words
The method of Claim 1, wherein the printed page is in a publication in a desktop publishing program, the publication including a prolog and a script that specify the objects to be printed, the method further including the step of modifying the publication prolog to provide the instructions to trap to the raster image processor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of Claim 2, wherein the script is sent unmodified to the raster image processor.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of Claim 1, wherein the page description language instructions comprising the objects are sent unmodified to the raster image processor.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
93 words
A method of electronically trapping a printed page within a publication in a desktop publishing program, the publication including a prolog and script that specify a plurality of color objects when being rendered by a raster image processor, the method comprising the steps of: (a) modifying the publication prolog to instruct the raster image processor to (i) create a directory of the color objects in the publication and (ii) trap the color objects in the publication using the directory; and (b) sending the modified publication prolog and script to the raster image processor.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of Claim 5, wherein the areas are created as the publication is interpreted.
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